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What's in a name?

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What Plaintiffs call a “confidential settlement negotiation”. By any other name would be an “other paper” and establish the amount in controversy. The Middle District of Florida recently considered the issue of whether...more

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Investment Management Update - January 2020

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In this issue, we summarize regulatory, litigation and industry developments from October 2019 to early January 2020 impacting the investment management sector, including SEC action on use of derivatives by registered...more

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New Convention Aims to Make Mediated Settlements an Attractive Means of Resolution of International Disputes . . . But Will It?

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The United States joined 45 other countries on August 7, 2019 as the initial signatories of the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention”). Other notable...more

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“Just What Was Needed”: Another Way to Waive a Right to Arbitrate

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Want to give up a contractual right to arbitrate? Easy. Don’t seek to enforce it. For example, just litigate for awhile and don’t mention your arbitration clause. The court has no obligation sua sponte to raise or enforce...more

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Avatar Wins Against Another Copyright Owner… in an Unusual Manner

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A recent decision from the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, ended the hopes and dreams of a copyright owner from receiving a share of the $2.8 billion earned by James Cameron’s Avatar film. In this...more

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Surviving Settlement Provisions in Joint Defense Agreements

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Anyone who watches Survivor or Game of Thrones knows that alliances are critical. And while they may be necessary to endure from one day to the next, alliances are inevitably broken. Co-defendants in antitrust cases...more

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